M.R.I.’s may cause burns to patients with drug patches

Doug Landau — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:02:00 GMT

Many ABRAMS LANDAU clients have undergone Magnetic Resonance Imaging ("MRI") studies to help their treating doctors diagnose their back, neck, spine injuries and orthopedic injuries. Often, South Riding workers compensation, personal injury and Social Security Disability lawyer Doug Landau's construction worker clients have to have an x-ray to make sure they have no metal in their body BEFORE they can have the MRI testing.

Landau notes, "Just as you cannot have metal in your microwave, you should not have metal in a body that is being subjected to MRI technology." In fact, Federal health officials have warned that patients who wear nicotine or other drug patches during M.R.I. scans risk burns, because some patches contain tiny metal elements that can be heated by the device’s huge magnet. Landau suggests that patients intending to have an MRI find out whether their patches contain metal.

For the complete New York Times article on this subject by Gardiner Harris.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Doug Landau

Mediation article in TRIAL magazine shows cases can be resolved without trial

Doug Landau — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT

While the ABRAMS LANDAU team prepares every case for trial, our success in Mediation, Arbitration and other forms of "Alternative Dispute Resolution" has resulted in Herndon disability and injury lawyer Doug Landau being asked to write, speak and teach for the State and National trial lawyer associations. Landau teaches for the "non-profit" organizations committed to helping innocent victims and disabled persons and their families. Landau is not paid for teaching, writing or lecturing for these groups. This was his second major article in 2009 for TRIAL magazine, a peer-reviewed journal sent to judges, lawyers and schools around the world. Herndon's injury and disability lawyer has been contributing articles to TRIAL since the 1980s.

In addition, Landau was also a presenter at the American Association for Justice's (AAJ) 2010 winter convention. The topics discussed at the "Litigation at Sunrise" session, included:

* Birth Defects Suffered by Children Whose Parents Are Exposed to Chemicals Used in "Clean Rooms" -- Frank Verderame, AZ
* Pool Safety: Drain Entrapment -- Dennis M. Lynch, IL
* How I Learned to Relax and Love Mediation -- Douglas K.W. Landau, VA

If you have questions about Mediation, Arbitration and other forms of "Alternative Dispute Resolution," please contact us at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., 703-796-9555

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Doug Landau

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M.R.I.’s may cause burns to patients with drug patches

Mediation article in TRIAL magazine shows cases can be resolved without trial